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Framednew

We've got holiday gifts for everyone (who loves books with pictures).
San Antonio Current |
John Defore |
11-29-2006 |
Books
Tags: 2006gift
Skin Deepnew
While denying that all thoughts are worthy of equal respect, Michaels makes a rankling contribution to the diversity of contemporary thought.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
11-08-2006 |
Nonfiction
It's Baker, Not Rovenew

Palast knows who stole 2000 and 2004 -- and how they'll take 2008, too.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
05-24-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Armed Madhouse, Greg Palast
The Passion of Dan Brownnew

The Da Vinci Code: crap or fiction?
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
05-17-2006 |
Books
It's the Culture, Stupidnew
Mudcat Saunders wants to lead the Democrats out of the Northeastern wilderness.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
04-12-2006 |
Nonfiction
Memory of Texas Political Giants Malingers Onnew
Beyond its veiled allusions to familiar people, places and events, Waterloo is that rare accomplishment, a provincial fiction that finds the universe in a grain of Texas silt.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
08-25-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Karen Olsson, Waterloo
Moving Targetnew
A historian shows that, far from being born in the wake of the '60s-era Chicano Movement, bilingual education is part of the very fabric of Texas. Also reviewed is Craig Kaplowitz's Lulac: Mexican Americans and National Policy.
San Antonio Current |
Alejandro Perez |
05-27-2005 |
Nonfiction
Independent Presses Serve Niche Audiencenew
The political, social and economic upheavals of the 21st century have prompted hungry readers to look beyond corporate publishing houses to independent, progressive presses.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
05-27-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Various Titles, Various Authors
Texas's Liberal Icons Offer Advice for Political Seasonnew
Books by two of the state's most prominent liberal writers come at a time when the state's Democrats are trying to reorganize and rebuild, clearing out the weeds and wreckage of a decade of Republican dominance. Reviewed along with Hightower's book is Molly Ivins' Who Let the Dogs In? Incredible Political Animals I Have Known.
San Antonio Current |
Sean-Paul Kelley |
08-31-2004 |
Nonfiction